Total Exposure Health: An Introduction (Environmental and Occupational Health Series)

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the concept of "Total Exposure Health" and presents details on subject areas which make up the framework. It provides in-depth coverage of the science and technology supporting exposure and risk assessment. This includes advances in toxicology and the "-omics" as well as new techniques for exposure assessment. The book concludes with a discussion on bioethics implications, including ethical considerations related to genetic testing.Discusses advances in exposure monitoringPresents a systems biology approach to human exposuresExamines how overall well-being translates to worker productivityConsiders the link between work-related risk factors and health conditionsCovers the study of genomics in precision medicine and exposure scienceExplores bioethics in genomic studiesAimed at the exposure professionals (industrial hygienists, toxicologists, public health, environmental engineers), geneticists, molecular biologists, engineers and managers in the health and safety industry as well as professionals in the public administration field.Chapter 16 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. Read more